The full program is now live for the 2021 ACU and DePaul University Online Conference on Community Engagement and Service-Learning: Pandemic, Pivots and Potentials.
The conference program webpages will act as the central hub for each day of the conference. From these pages, you will be able to directly access all sessions using the ‘Join session’ button found at the bottom of each session description*. You can also add the session details to your calendar using the ‘Add to calendar’ links.
Enjoy exploring the program. We look forward to seeing you online soon.
Registration for the conference is FREE.
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* The ‘Join session’ buttons will become visible on the day of the conference.
Day one – Tuesday 5 October
Pivoting during COVID-19: Learning and implications from a time like no other
Day one will involve presentations from academics involved with community engagement and service-learning, community partners, and students who ‘pivoted’ in their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Day one also includes our ‘Cultural cuisine cook-off’, an informal networking session that provides an opportunity to meet and chat with other conference attendees over some tasty treats. We encourage you to join us for morning tea/supper with a home cooked treat from your partner country. For Australia, that means cooking up some Chicago classics. We have included some suggested recipes in the session details online, but feel free to explore other local cuisines that tantalise your tastebuds.
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Day two – Wednesday 6 October
‘Doing’ service-learning and community engagement in a post-COVID world
Day two will involve presentations that discuss the praxis of service-learning and community engagement in our present-day world. Presentations will be made by academics, community partners, and students reporting on the broad spectrum of community engagement and service-learning activities.
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Day three – Thursday 7 October
Service-learning and community engagement research: Producing knowledge together
Day three will feature presentations from academics and community partners that report on service-learning and community engagement research in its myriad forms. This day will also engage the delegation in shared knowledge production as the key themes and desired actions from the conference are finalised.
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